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April 26,1938. A. DI Domme@ ET AL 2,115,417

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Filed Feb. 4, 1937 A ORNEY.

Patented Apr. 26, 1938 zinsen.l

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S'Anthony'. :Di Alomenico,

Yinick Di fomenicderooklyn, N.

Application 'February 14, 193i; seria-l No. 123,984;

3 i Claims.

This invention relatestofthe `fabrication of vboxes made from materials flthe nature o'f cardboard, pasteboard and bristolboar'd or likejsheet paper andstrip brousstock;,especially to the 5 fabrication of such ajloox When composed .of .a

container member anda cover member'eachincluding a side strip of paperboard stockscovered With nish paper, and each member including a false'bottom element, or afalsetop element, .as the case may be, with fonlyithe-exposed inner=face of such element finished,each o-ffthe ,elements 'being completedby a mask or. decorative` outer partmadeseparately of sheet mate-rialandsecuredto the falsebottorn member .orthe false top member 'insuch .a vmannerxasto present a peripheral flange or. rimof aniornamental character projecting beyondlthev Ye'dgeat -Whichthe `side stripjoints thebottom. or. ,top f, components.

The invention is ofparticular.utility when .used inthe fabrication of fancyboxesfor rholding candy or for like uses, such as the highlycolored, heart-shaped boxes vpopularly identified. with St. ValentinesDay oerings.although thebasic lidea of means underlying the,.invention is sus- Ceptible of many otherphys'icalembodiments.

The principal objectofthe.invention .istopro vide a box structure Whichmay beiabricatedat a relatively low cost andwhichis.substantially a'replica of more expensivelyrnade'boxes of'th'e last-named type, and to produce .abox which is equally attractive in .appearancehand desirably sturdy in structural cornposition, .thus `making it possibleto create a wider..market thanican be found forthe more'expensive boxes, of .conventional construction.

Another object vofthe invention.is to provide a'box vstructure which-is'the product vof a novel method of 'fabrication including "aj'step of ,per- Yfecting a heatrnoldedlunion at"theedgeof Ythe box Where the strip constitutingthe sidewallis adjoined to the bottom Wall of the -containenor to the top wall of the cover, as the caselmayfbe, and thereby to makeavailabley foruse astl'ie'side Wall component a continuous composite,` strip of the heavy paper stock .withgitsfnnish surface ply oi superior paper giving both .sidesof the side .wall an ornamental finish.

A cognate object is toprovideastockstripffor use in making vthe side Vwalls of;such'boxes=-which can be made `up of indefinite length and'severed to supply a side Wall part"orxany, desired size-and shape of box, the strip ibeingio uniform-width andhaving smooth, unbroken edges throughout its length, being-also capable--oflusewithout-any "preparation'toft'ittoa given-'size-ofibox, in=ac VVcorizlarnze'with thi-sr invention. c

Otberobj ectsA and features-ofthe Vinvention will `appear fas-thedescription-ofv the particular physical"1ernbodimentJ selected to illustrate `the inven- '5 "ti0n.-progresses.-v s Y Alrrtl'reaccompanying"drawings, like characters `ofrrelferenoe haveibeen applied to corresponding 'parts lthroughoutitlierseveral views whichV Imalte y upthe drawing, in which: "d10 Fig. '1 is aplan view of v-'heart'shapedcandy boxf in-'the constructionof which the presentY invention has been embodied,vparts kbeing/broken away;

`2 is aifragmentarm detail rview'ein =vertical @1:5 section, lon a largerscale, fta-ken on the line 242 ofFig, 1; Y Y

`Figi 'Blis'V an fragmentary,J detail view of the side walls'trip component"y as vsevered'from'the roll 'of t Vstool: str ipgfromwhich'is derivedthe supplyfor "'20 tabricationrofside wallsboth'of the container Jmem-bier' of the rbox,- and o'f the -cover -member Vthereof;ltloieesevere'd part shown being bent "to its appro:'iirnateA final shape-, andhaving its ends stitched together. Y l 25 I'liglis affragmentary, detail View Vinvertical esectionysimilartoFigi-2 and illustrating'apreliminary Vstep inthe rassembly` of ther wall *strip of 3 with'otherelernents of the cover'member 'of -the boxfshovvnin-'Fig '1; "30 Figf'lisa View` s'irnilar'to Fig. 4, but showing all of :the f cover elements.' assembled Vand4 adhered Vin v4molded juxtaposition, 'at a typical vvcross-sec- -tion o'f the 'box'side wall; havingbeen taken Yon ith'e line 2---2 Vvof Fig; "l "3'5 Figx' isaviewon'a'reducedscale of asupplly hrollof the-composite sideewalll strip. AIn a now-*preferred embodiment of` the inven- ,j tionselected for illustration and description, the reference character A designates generally,v Va 40 heart-'shaped lcandy' boX, of which rthe member i designated generally by ther-reference character rvB"isithelower, orcontainer,part of theibox, and 'the memberdesignatediCis the -cover part (see n 'Fig;"2). 54y Each o'fthese lmembersor parts'4 comprises as 'components asidewall, as W", W", which, in "pursuance oflthe invention v-is made `up from a vsupplyl `strip of -stockV of composite character, Y y'frornjwliich a'suitable'rnoiety Yisfsevered,v then is y50 'ben-tf to4V approximately the rcontour Iintended 'f for 'fthef'boxin courseof -fabrication, as indicated'at y(Fig.l 3) ,and'may haveits'freeends secured together; as'by arnetalstitch Il l;

`Tlreosupply strip for 'this side Wallcomponent $5 longitudinal margin thereof, as at I4, a free zone Yor edge, lwhich is adapted to be bent angularly with vrespect to the inner face of the foundationj strip, andr to beV molded by'heat and pressure,

suitably applied, to constitute anattaching flange bywhich the side wall is united to the Abottom Y components, or top components, of the container B, or ofthe cover C, as the case may be, as at I8 2o 1 n (seeFig,'4). Y. ,Y Y Y The structure of the rcomposite side wall strip also includes preferably; a facingV strip of paper or other 'suitable material, I5, which is Vdesirably of superior ,1inish, as compared `with that of ythe foundation strip, and which may be ofr lighter paper, asfor example a light giltnpaper'strip, in

the instance illustrated, the gilt facing shown ex-` tending over the vouter face ofthe foundation and around the edgev I6, Vwhich is to be the free edge of the cover member C, and also'extending, as at lst', preferably toabout theregion of the inner -vsurface of the side wall'indicated by the line I1 Y" in'Figsp'and 4.

' heavy foundation strip, as indicated to I9, inas- Vmuch as the molding of this edge and its ad-V Y 1 1 havekfound indsirable to terminate this facing strip somewhat short'ofsthe edge I 8'of the herence to the contiguous bottomortop components is usually accomplished more effectively when the .edge I84 is substantially VVfree.Y This," i however, isnot an indispensableiprovision.

The fabrication of the container member of the box, according to the method of the present invention, is Vcarried out in the same manner as the fabrication of the cover member, so that Vthe operation will beV described in detail only with reference to the steps involved in making the cover, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. Y

A suitable length of the composite side wall strip W, such for exampleas that shown in Fig.

` -3, having :been provided, and preferably stitched together at its freevends, as at I I, for convenience in manipulation, this side wall ,component is f vbent into the approximate shape of the box to be .5,5

fabricated, and the side wall element thus constituted is assembled inV circumjacent relation with a suitably shaped disc 2I of appropriate stock, such as cardboard, which need vbe finished only on its free face, the disc preferably vbeing of a size Ysuitable to fit snugly within they confines of the heavy foundation ply I2 as shown most clearly in Figs. 4 and 5. Y

ThisV snug fit is advantageous in therespect that the disc is thereby caused to overlap the Y edge I 3a: of the ply I3, which'serves asian abut# ment for the disc andai-ds in creating a tight joint around the innercorner edge of the cover.

At this stage of the operation, the side element 'l W stands with itsmargin I4 in upright position,

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as shownin Fig. 4, ready to be bent overinto the position shown in Fig. 5, at I8, this step beingaccomplished by suitable means, such asa hand tool, Vor a set of dies, (not shown), by which the margin I4 of theV side wall element is molded by pressure, preferably with heat adequate toucrimp the flange thus formed into permanent overlying relation with the contiguous margin of the disc 2|. f

Adhesive is then applied, as indicate-d at 20,

over the upper surface ofthe flange I8 andthe f adjoining marginal surface of the disc 2 I, and the cover member is completed by superimposing a mask or decorative tbpelement upon the gummed 'n 'f flange and underlying disc 2|, and pressing the assembled parts into close juxtapositionuntil the adhesive shall 'have'become set. s

As already indicated, the lower member, or container, B, is formed in identical fashion, and

,Y of proper size to have the completed cover inem'- ber C fitted Ytelescopically in complementa] reflati'on therewith,which completes the box.

VVarious advantages proceed from the fabrica-jr tion of' such boxes according to the above dis-v closed novel method of the present invention,

Vamong which may bey cited the fact that the sev-Vr eral members ofthe box elements can be preformed, each with its foundation component 'and' Y its facing of vsuperior finish material, so kthat Vthe delicateoperation of adhering relativelyV fiimsy Y' colored paper, as that illustrated at I5, need not be performed after'a box member is assembled.

Again, the crimping of the side Wall component flange 4I4 can be effectively and rapidly accomplished: Without first applying any adhesive,

wall and false bottom 2| is providedbefore ap.- plication of the adhesive 20, and as the latter'is applied onlyV toa flat area of any member, there can be no extravasation of adhesive through the peripheral corner seam, into the box.

While we have illustrated anddescribed the best `V form of the invention now known to us,y it is to be understood that the particular embodiment illustrateddoes not exhaust the possible physical embodiments ofthe idea of means which funderlies the invention; f 'Y We claim:

l. A compositestock strip for use in forming side wall components in the fabrication of boxes o f the classdescribed: said composite strip con-A s1st1ng of a uniformly Vwide foundation plyfof relatively heavy fibrous stock of indefinite length, having smooth, unbroken edges throughout its length; a ply of somewhat stiff, fibrous stock ad-l hered to a face of said foundation ply, leaving free a longitudinal margin of the latter; and a ply of lighter material of superior finish adhered to, and

constituting a facing for, that edge and the .adjacent margins of the composite strip which form the free edge of the side wall of a box member;

the other longitudinal edge and adjacent mar-VY gins of said heavy foundation ply being exposed beyond saidfinish ply and being Adeformable under heat and pressure to constitute a crimped flange by which to effect attachment of said side wall strip to a bottom or top element of the box, se-Y lectively.

, 2. A composite stock strip for use in forming side wall components in the fabrication of boxes ofthe class described said compositestrip adapted to be included in the fabrication of a box member and consisting of a uniformly wide foundation ply of heavy Kraft paper stock of indefinite length, having smooth, unbroken edges throughout its length; a ply of somewhat stiff paper stock, finished on one face andk adhered Vby vitsother vface to a face of said Kraft ply; and a ply. of thin, highly colored paper stock adhered to,.and constituting a finish for, that edge and the adjacent marginof the outer face of said Kraft paper ply so thatra Vtightly moldedvjoint between the side OY which form the free edge of the Side wall of a box member.

3. A composite stock strip for use in forming side Wall components in the fabrication of boxes of the class described; said composite strip consisting of a uniformly Wide foundation ply of relatively heavy fibrous stock of indefinite length, having smooth, unbroken edges throughout its length; a oly of somewhat stii, fibrous stock adhered to a face of said foundation ply, leaving free a longitudinal margin of the latter; and a ply of lighter material of superior finish adhered to, and constituting a facing for, that edge and the adjacent margins of the composite strip which form the free edge of the side Wall of a box member; Vtl'1eother longitudinal edge and adjacent margins of said heavy foundation ply being exposed beyond said nish ply and being deformable to constitute a crimped flange by which to effect attachment of said side Wall strip to a bottonior top element of the box, selectively.

ANTHONY DI DOMENICO. DOMINICK DI DOMENIC'O. 

